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Bitcoin Lightning Network Patches One Vulnerability but Critical Linux Flaw Persists
(3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
A security update for the Bitcoin Lightning Network has addressed one known vulnerability. However, a separate critical flaw related to the Linux operating system that affects Lightning implementations reportedly remains unpatched.
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